Westminster Parliamentary By Elections 1970-1974

saltire shield'Like Hamilton six years before, the by-election at Glasgow Govan was a landmark, even a watershed. Mrs Margo MacDonald wiped out a Labour majority of 16,000, winning by 571 votes.'
Tam Dalyell in Devolution the End of Britain?.		Lion Rampant

Stirling & Falkirk Burghs: 16 th September 1971

Candidate Logo Party Vote % % change since GE
Harry Ewing Labour 17,536 46.5 % - 4.2 %
Dr Robert D. McIntyre Scottish National Party 13,048 34.6 % + 20.1 %
D.R. Anderson Conservative & Unionist 7,149 18.9 % - 15.9 %
Labour hold Labour majority 4,488 11.9 %

Dundee East: 1 st March 1973

Candidate Logo Party Vote % % change since GE
George Machin Labour 14,411 32.7 % - 15.6 %
Gordon Wilson Scottish National Party 13,270 30.1 % + 21.2 %
W.K. Fitzgerald Conservative & Unionist 11,089 25.2 % - 17.2 %
N.L. Gordon Liberal 3,653 8.3 % (+ 8.3 %)
G. McLean
Labour Party of Scotland 1,409 3.2 % (+ 3.2 %)
J.S. Thomson Ind Independent 182 0.4 % (+ 0.4 %)
Labour hold Labour majority 1,141 2.6 %

Edinburgh North : 8 th September 1973

Candidate Logo Party Vote % % change since GE
Alex Fletcher Conservative & Unionist 7,208 38.7 % - 14.1 %
R. Cairns Labour 4,467 24.0 % - 13.1 %
William Wolfe Scottish National Party 3,526 18.9 % (+ 18.9 %)
R.H. Gould Liberal 3,431 18.4 % (+ 8.3 %)
Conservative & Unionist hold Conservative & Unionist majority 2,741 14.7 %

Glasgow Govan: 8 th September 1973

Candidate Logo Party Vote % % change since GE
Margo MacDonald Scottish National Party 6,360 41.9 % + 31.6 %
Harry Selby Labour 5,789 38.2 % - 21.8 %
John Mair Conservative & Unionist 1,780 11.7 % - 16.5 %
P. McMillan Liberal 1,239 8.2 % + 8.2 %
Scottish National Party gain from Labour Scottish National Party majority 571 3.7 %

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